Advanced Manufacturing
Advanced Manufacturing at Jackson College prepares students for careers in welding, design, management, and maintenance using cutting-edge technology. The program offers an Associate in Applied Science degree and multiple certificates: CAD/CAM, Computer Automated Design, Industrial Systems, Production Technician, and Welding. Students develop skills in industrial safety, blueprint reading, precision measurement, and operating fabrication equipment. The Production Technician certificate is available in JetFlex self-paced format. Industry credentials from FANUC, Rockwell, SACA, MSSC, and OSHA are available. Graduates pursue roles as CNC operators, industrial maintenance technicians, fabrication technicians, and quality control inspectors.
Courses
- ART111 — History:Prehistoric-1400
- ART112 — History:Renaissance-Present
- CAD151 — AutoCAD I
- CAD152 — Solidworks 1
- CAD172 — Solidworks 2
- CAD251 — Autocad II
- CAD252 — Solidworks 3
- CAD253 — Sheet, Mold, Welding
- CAD254 — Visual & Simulation
- COM231 — Communication Fundamentals
- COM240 — Interpersonal Communication
- COM250 — Intercultural Comm
- ELT106 — Basic Elec. & Fluid
- ELT220 — Industrial Motion Control
- ELT260 — Basic Programmable Controllers
- ELT261 — Advanced PLC Programming
- ENG131 — Writing Experience I
- HIS211 — Minority Groups in America
- HUM131 — Cultural Connections
- MAT130 — Quant Reasoning
- MFG135 — Industrial Safety
- MFG136 — Blueprint & Measurement
- MFG137 — Prod. Process
- MFG201 — Princ. CNC Machining
- MFG202 — Vices and Fixtures
- MFG203 — Adv. CAM Programming
- MFG211 — Robotics 1
- MFG216 — Robotics 2
- MFG262 — Principles of IIot
- PHL243 — Great World Religions
- PHY131 — Conceptual Physics
- PLS262 — International Relations
- PSY130 — General Psychology
- PSY152 — Social Psychology
- SOC152 — Social Psychology
- SOC246 — Marriage and Family
- WLD100 — Fundamentals of Welding
- WLD110 — MIG/TIG Welding